Today (9th May 2019), all classes commenced basketball sessions with our coach Enda. This will continue for the next five weeks. The children are really enjoying themselves as well as developing lots of basketball skills.
Basketball in Our School
Best Class and Best Line Awards
On Friday 12th April we crowned our ‘Best Line’ and ‘Best Class’ champions for this term. The winners were presented with an Easter Egg as a reward for their fantastic behaviour in our school yard at break times!
Well done to our winners!
First Class were given the ‘Best Class’ award
Third Class were given the ‘Best Line’ award
Life in Australia
On Friday 12th April 2019, we were very lucky to have a guest from Australia visit our school. Tiernan (3rd Class) invited his family friend Peter to come in and speak to the children all about his life in Australia. The children learned about Australian foods, pastimes, geography and animals.
It was a brilliant learning experience and the children loved hearing the first-hand experiences of a true Australian!
The Solar System
After spending the month of April focusing on our topic ‘The Solar System’, Ms Atkinson’s class created their own mini solar systems to scale using recycled materials. This required children to use their geographical, mathematical and artistic skills – the results were amazing!
Easter 2019
To celebrate Easter 2019, Ms Atkinson’s class created beautiful Easter Baskets in Art.
Check out our photos below!
School Tour 2019
Staff and pupils were full of excitement on Thursday 1st May 2019 as we set off on our annual school tour. Our destination was the ‘Crystal Maze Outdoor Activity Venue’ in Kilmainhamwood. The children got involved in several physical, mental, skill and water-based challenges, based around Ireland’s largest hedge maze. The day was enjoyed by all and everyone arrived home in great form after their fun filled day of activities.
60 Minute Physical Activity Challenge
We dedicated a total of 60 minutes to physical activity both in school and at home as part of our Active School Campaign. We really have kicked 2019 off to a Healthy Start!
Hallowe’en Themed Active Schools Event
On Thursday 25th October 2018 (Day of Our Halloween Holidays), all our children got the chance to dress up for Temple Street Children’s Hospital and take part in various Halloween Themed activities! Have a peek below to see what they got up to. As always, well done to our Active Leaders who supervised and organised our stations!
Active Homework
Every Thursday as part of our children’s homework, each child completes an active activity! This is a great way of allowing children to have some fun, while improving their physical health! It is also an effective method of giving them a short ‘brain break’ from their studies.
Active Line Leaders
This year we have Active Line Leaders from every class group. An older child and a younger child choose one exercise to do in front of the whole school when they line up for coming back in after our small break and our lunch break. Leaders select an exercise and then demonstrate how to do it. The whole school then does ten of the given exercise before returning to class!
